Brazil will be the guest of honor at the 2019 edition of the Global Tourism Economy Forum (GTEF). Its participation in the event, scheduled for October next year in China, will help consolidate the growing bilateral relations between the two nations in the area of tourism.
The GTEF is considered an important engine of global cooperation in tourism. Next year, Brazil will participate in partnership with Argentina. “It is our commitment to further strengthen our ties with China, Brazil’s largest 
trading partner, through tourism. Being the featured guest at the next edition is more than an honor; it is a great responsibility,” said Rafael Luisi, head of the International Relations department of Brazil’s Ministry of Tourism.
According to Luisi, the GTEF’s Secretary-General, Pansy Ho (photo), “considers Brazil a nation that has much to grow in its relations with China, especially with Macau, due to the shared Portuguese language.”
Brazil’s participation in the event will assist the country’s recent efforts to become a stronger presence in the Chinese travel market, which injects $250 billion into the global economy every year. Today, of the more than 130 million Chinese who travel the world each year, just over 60,000 choose Brazil as a destination, mainly attracted by business tourism and ecotourism.
Source: Brazil.gov.news